These blue pots are out of the same firing as the green planter. The blue is transparent but very dark so the pattern underneath is difficult to see. Still nice pots though. The White planter has a small fault so I experimented... I'll be keeping that one for my own plants.

23 March 2015

My second glaze firing finished today. I haven't fully unpacked yet but its looking very promising.

The main items are three planter pots destined for the Inner City Clayworkers Garden Show next month. I was thrilled to be invited to take part. It opens on 29 April and runs until 17 May 2015.
Correction - the dates are opens on 1st April and closes on 26 April 2015.

I'm sure there will be some fantastic works there.... not only pots but also sculptures and all sorts of things for the garden..

There are several glaze tests in this firing for future reference... The lilac satin matt went well and one of the green glazes looks fine. One test needs more work...

These lovely tangerine pieces were meant to be red. I'll try again next time I glaze fire.

I had a few sales at the last stall I took part in at the Art of Living Festival..

The weather was shocking in the morning with heavy rain squalls and strong wind gusts.

We didn't bother to put table cloths on and at times hung onto the gazebo as it blew like a sail in a gale..

Pots by Anna and Sandra in this image

I was happy that one of my new vases and that little jug found a new home and several other pieces too.

02 March 2015

One of my pig sculptures will be going and I'm working on some planter pots...

Given that here in Oz our plant pots mostly stay outside all year I decided to use a clay that will take the changes in temperature. While my place rarely gets a frost being not too far from the sea, who knows where their new home may be?

So that meant some reclaiming of a suitable clay. A stoneware with grog... crumbs of pre-fired clay mixed through the raw clay.

reclaiming clay for pots

It is not an easy clay to throw on the wheel as the grog is tough on the skin. Somehow I do like throwing with this clay. Perhaps because the results are so different from my usual work thrown with a smooth clay.

I had enough clay to make three pots... they have been trimmed now and look promising.

the saucer is thrown at the same time as the bowl of the pot

This one has a different shape but still the all in one saucer

No saucer with this one

they are now going to be left to slowly dry to leather hard stage when I will decorate them...